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MACHINE FOR MoLDlNG DouGH AND THE LIKE.

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MACHINE FOR IVIOLDING DOUGH AND THE LIKE.

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Sie FAEIWI LOUIS CHARLES REEsE, or saGINAw, MICHIGAN, assIeNoa To WERNER ce EELEIDEEER co., 0E SAGINAW, MICHIGAN.

MACHINE FOR MOLDING DOUGI-I AND THE LIKE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 115, i917.

Original application filed October 2, 1915, Serial No. 53,842. Divided and this application filed June 19, 1916. Serial No. 104,558.

To all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, LOUIS CHARLES REEsE, a. resident of Saginaw, in the county of Saginaw and State of Michigan, have invented new and useful Improvements in Machines for Molding Dough and the like, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in machines for sheeting, rolling and finally forming pieces of dough into the required shape, ready for the oven; and its object is to accomplish this result in a. more efficient and perfect manner than was hitherto possible in this kind of machine.

I attain these objects by a number of novel and improved devices, mechanisms, arrangements and combinations of parts, all

of which are fully described on hand of the accompanying drawings specifically produced and in the appended'claims.

The main feature of my invention is that in those parts of the machine in which the dough is subjected to considerable pressure, namely in the dough sheeting and loaf forming operation, I make the parts producing the pressure not only adjustable in regard to their distance from each other, but also resilient simple devices adapted to regulate the resiliency according to the nature of the dough. In the machines of this kind hitherto constructed the openings through which the pieces of dough are pressed, are in most cases made adjustable, but not resilient, so that the dough is forced through without any chance of redress incase the openings should not be in accordance with the nature of the dough. The consequence .is that in such cases the whole quantity or ,larger portion of the carbonic acid gas which has been formed in the dough by means of the tedious and costly process of fermentation in order to obtain a light'and spongy loaf, is forcibly driven out and must be reproduced therein, before it can be put into the baking oven. In my machine on the contrary, in which in consequence of its resilient devices the dough is not exposed to such a severe treatment, the carbonio acid gas contained in same is completely or for the most part retained, and thus a great saving in time and in raw material by the decomposition of which the carbonio acid gas is formed, is effected.

The drawings represent, as example of the application of the invention, a machine for molding bread dough into tin loaves butof course-it will 'be understood that I do not wish to be limited to this machine specifically, as the invention may be readily adapted and employed with the greatest ease in other machines for molding dough or other plastic material into other shapes and forms.

Figure l is a side elevation of the machine showing its various parts and their general. arrangement, the upper rollers of the dough sheeting apparatus being .made resilient by a weight appliance and the bettom-plate of the loaf forming part of the machine by means of spring devices.

Fig. 2 is a cross section of the device for the adjustment of the upper rollers of the sheeting apparatus.

Fig. 3 represents the arrangement for making the upper rollers of the sheeting apparatus resilient by means of weights, in longitudinal section, and Fig. 4: is a crosssection of same.

Fig. 5 represents the dough folding apparatus.

Fig. 6 and Fig. 7 are opposite elevations showing the driving arrangement and gearing of the machine at both sides.

Fig. 8' is a section through the arrangement of the inlet and Fig. 9 of the outlet of the loaf-forming apparatus.

Fig. 10 is a plan of the latter arrangement.

Fig. ll is a side elevation of the loafforming apparatus itself and of the frame work carrying same, showing the rack arrangement for adjusting the distance between the bottom plate and the face of the reel.

Fig. 12 is a vertical cross-section of the side adjustment and Fig. 13 a cross-sectional plan of the bottom-adjustment of the bottom plate.

Fig. 14 shows a cross-section of this spring arrangement, and its position and working in regard to the reel, the bottom plate and the device for adjusting the distance between. the latter and the face of the reel.

Fig. 15 is a cross-section through the spring casing and the screw block adjusting the spring as arranged at the sides of the bottom plate, and Fig. 16 is a crosstated in the direction of the dough that is,v

section through the same appliance as employed at the middle, the lowest point of the bottom plate.

Fig. 17 is an enlarged vertical section of the spring casing and side-bearer bars through the line X-X of Fig. le, and Fig. 18 is the same section of the spring casing and the bottom bearer-bar.

Fig. 19 is a section of the guide-blocks attached to the bottom-plate on line Y-Y of Fig. lll.

Like letters and like letters with like numerals added thereto indicate like parts in all figures.

A is the hopper for feeding the machines.

B, B1 B2 and B3 are the brake rollers between which the dough is rolled out to a sheet and which, together with the bridgeplate C, form the sheeting apparatus of the machine. B and Bl are called the upper pair, and B2 and B3 the lower pair of rollers. B1 and B form the top, and B and B2 the bottom rollers. All rollers are rodownward; therefore B and B2 revolve in opposite direction to B1 and B3. The bottom rollers are provided at their sides with guide-plates, which, together with the guidebridge C, lead the dough from the upper pair Vto the lower pair of rollers and then to the folding apparatus of the machine.

D and D1 are the devices for adjusting the distance between the top and bottom rollers, D serving for the upper and Dl for the lower pair of rollers. These devices consist of guide rods arranged `at each side of the upper and lower pair of rollers vertically to the sheet of dough and provided with stops on which the guide blocks of the upper rollers rest, and with screw threads turning in the female threads of screw blocks fixed to or of project-ions of the stationary frame work supporting the machine.

The pair of guide rods D are turned simultaneously bythe bevel gearing D2, and D1 by D. In this way, yas all the screw threads and bevel wheels are the saine, the rods with their stops and thereby the upper rollers are lnoved to the saine degree upward or downward accordingto the direction in which the bevel-gearing belonging thereto is turned. The guide blocks of the upper rollers are held in position on the stops of the .guide blocks belonging thereto by the weight arrangement E and El respectively. The degree of resiliency is changed by decreasing or increasing the weights used. The completely sheeted piece of dough passes gradually, as it leaves the sheeting rollers, to the folding apparatus in order to be formed into a roll. The sheet of dough moves, guided by the ripper conveX part of the folding member F, onto the folding roller G which, revolving toward the surface of F, drives the dough against theconcavity of the curved lower part of F whereby the dough sheet is Vrolled up. The folding member is preferably madey adjustable in order to regulate its position in regard to the folding roller Gr in accordance with the size of the piece of dough to be worked, and with that of the roll to be produced therefrom. The roll of dough is then definitely formed into the required loaf shape in the molding channel formed by the face and sides of the rotating reel I and the stationary, adjustable bottom plate II with the Y 'Y fixed inlet plate K and the adjustable, intermediate plate L at the inlet side, and with the adjustable plate M at the outlet side of the channel.

In order to regulate the size and shape of the cross section of the above described molding channel according to the weight, volume, density and resiliency of the roll of dough to be formed to loaves therein, thebottom plate Il is provided with the rackdevices N, N,

and N.Fig. l1. Y

lV hen ready adjusted, the bottom plate Il is kept in its position bythe spring devices O, O1 and O2. The resiliency of the bottom plate thus obtained is regulated by adjusting the length and tension of the springs employed. i Y P is the chute leading the completely molded loaf of dough from-the outlet M of the molding channel to the belt conveyer'R carrying it to its destination. Y

In the framework ofV he machine, S, S, and S2 indicate the three pairs of legs of the machine carrying at their inner sides the racks of the bottom plate adjustment and at the top the horizontal main frame Sg; The latter supports the axle of the molding reel I and the side structuresS4 and S5.

S, carries the hopper AV at its top, below same the whole sheeting apparatus, then the folding member F, the axle of the folding roller Gr, the driving gear of the machine and the inlet-.plate K. s

S5 serves as support for the outlet plate M, the chute P and the axle of the roller for the belt Vconveyor R.

T, Figs. 6 and 7, is the electric motor for driving the gearing of the machine.

I am nowV going to describe the various parts of the machine,Y their connection with and their position toward each other'in a more detailed manner. Y

The hopper A isl so constructed and arranged at the top of the framework S, that listing the position of the member F in the manner described above. As soon as the last part of the dough sheet has left the sheeting rollers B2 and B3, the tension on the dough roll forming in the c-oncavity of the member F ceases, and the now completed roll drops by its own gravity over the opposite side of the roller G onto the inlet plate K of the molding channel and theninto the latter.

The electric motor T drives by means of the belt t the main pulley t, fixed to the main shaft t2 rotating in bearings 153 arranged in the framework S4, (Fig. Gand 7).

Gn that end which carries the driving pulley l (Fig. 6), the driving shaft t2 is provided with the gear wheel t! which meshes with the gear wheel Z214 fixed to the shaft of the roller B2, which is thus rotated; t1 also meshes with the idler rotating around the lug t6 arranged at the framework S4 and meshing with the gear-wheel g2 fixed to the shaft g, and thus drives Vthe roller G. |The gear wheel 7) meshes with the idler t, rotating around the lug 1, fixed to the framework S4, and, meshing with the gearwheel bin arranged at theshaft o, drives the roller B.

In Fig. 6 the gear wheel g2 driving the folding roller G is shown as being of half the size as the gear wheel Z214 driving the roller B2, and both being driven-Z)l directly and g2 through the idler z5-by means of the gear-wheel t4 fixed to the main driving shaft of the machine, the folding roller G rotates with double the velocity as the sheeting roller B2 does. i

On the opposite side of the driving pulley 'L (Fig. 7) the driving shaft 152 carries the sprocket wheel t, which by means of the chain '10 drives the spr-ocket wheel 7210 attached to the shaft l): and thus the roller Bl, and the driving sha-ft g of the folding roller G carries the sprocket wheel tu which by means of the chain tm drives the sprocket wheel ou fixed to the shaft b1, and thereby the .roller Bz..

The reel l consists of the ring z' the face of which is indicated bythe letter l, and the two sides 2 of the rim. The ring t' is supported by the spokes and the crown L fixed on the axle z', passing through the center of l. The axle 5 revolves in bearings C arranged at the horizontal framework S3 of the machine. The reel l is rotated by means of the gear wheel fixed to the axle and meshing with the idler lfm rotating around the lug t1, fixed to the frame Si1 and meshing with the gear wheel 15 attached to the driving shaft t2 of the machine onV the side opposite to the driving pulley (Fig. 7).

The bottom plate H fits loosely into the channel formed by the face l and the sides i2 of the reel l and, following in outline the circumference of the lower half of the latter, is the stationary bottom of the molding or loaf shaping channel of the machine. At the inlet side for the dough to the channel the bottom plate H is connected by means of the cross bar ?,y with the intermediate plate L made of thin flexible steel, and at the outlet side for the dough from the channel, by means of the crossbar Ztl with the outlet plate M. made of the same material as L, 8 and Fig. 9). Y

llhe inlet plate K has nearly the width of the molding channel, fitting loosely into the same, and is curved following the circum-` ference of the reel; it is fixed to the frame work SL by means of the screw studs, 7e and k1, arranged at each side of the plate (Fig. 8).

rIhe inlet plate K ends in the knife-link edge 7c, between which and the cross bar Z arranged at the framework S4 the intermediate plate VL is able to slide, following the movements of the bottom plate H. yThe cross bar Z is provided with the lugs Z1,Y

nearly touching the rim 2 ofthe reel, Ain order to prevent any side slipV of the plate L. Fig, 8 shows the latter and the bottom plate in two different positions fully explaining the working of the arrangementY Vwhile the bearer bar n, belonging to the bottom device has closely fitting openings (Fig. 18) in which the guide rods a2 move like in a stuffing box. Y

The guide rods n2 for the sides of the bottom plate H are horizontal and slide in slots giving vertical play, while those arranged at, the lowest point vof H are vertical and slide in tight vertical openings. The guide rods n2 are provided with stop plates a; (Fig. 111) against which the bearer bars n, are pressed by the spring Vdevices O, O1 and O2.

The bearer bars n, employed at the sides of the bottom plate H are fixed at one end t-o the sliding rackV blocks nl; and at the other end to the sliding rack blocks a7. rlhe rack blocks 11,6 and a7 move in channels formed by the back blocks n, and n10 securely fastened to the legs S, respectively S1 Yof the framework of the machine, and by the stop blocks w12 VVand rc/13.Y rifhese channels slant upward toward the bottom plate H, Yso Y that, when the rack blocks are movedein the Y channels upward and toward the bottom plate H, the latter is lifted while its distance from the face l of the reel I is diminished, and that, when the rack blocks are moved downward and away from the bottom plate H, the latter is lowered, while the distance between same and the face l is increased.

The angle which the line in which the rack blocks move, forms with the horizontal line, is a function of the diameter of the circle the bottom plate is part of, and of the required limits of its adjustment. in regard to the face l of the reel I.

In Fig. 11 for instance the racks N, N, and N2 and their gearing have been so arranged that all the points of the bottom plate H are at any position thereof equally distant from the face l of the reel I. l/Vhen the plate H standing at its lowest point, the limit farthest away from the face of the reel, is lifted by means of the rack N2 vertically upward to its highest point, the limit nearest to the face of the reel, the sides of the plate H must be moved the same amount toward the face of the reel, and therefore the racks N and N1 must compress these sides-N at the outlet and N l at the inlet of the molding channel-this same distance. By these lifting and compressingmovements of the plate I-I the diameter of the circle of which it forms a half, and the center of which is identical with the center of the reel I, is shortenedl by double the length of the distance for which the plate H was moved toward the face of the reel, that is double the distance of the limits of its possible adjustments. Thus, each top point of the half circle of the plate H is lifted above its horizontal center line a distance equal to one fourth of the difference of the circumferences of the two circles of which the plate H at its position nearest to and at its position farthest away from the face l of the reel I is a part. The angle which the racks N and N1 moving the sides of the bottom plate H make with the horizontal, is therefore in this example equal to the angle formed by the hypotenuse and the horizontal base of a right-angled triangle, the length of the base being equal t-o the dierence of the limits of the possible adjustments of the plate H, and the length of the upright of this triangle being equal to one fourth of the difference of the circumferences of two circles the diameters of which are those of the plate H when at the limit nearest to and at the limit farthest away from the face l of the reel I.

The teeth als and uw of the rack blocks ne and a, mesh with the teeth of the pinions als and m19 fixed to the common shaft n2., on one side and the common shaft w22 on the opposite side of the bottom plate H.

These shafts are rotated in bearings n2, and a2, arranged in the legs S and S:L of the framework of the machine, and bear at the part situated outside the same, bevel wheels n2, and 71,28 meshing with the bevel wheels 11,20 and a2, both of which are fixed to the shaft m32, turned by means of the hand wheel n35 in bearings carried by brackets u32 fixed to the legs S and S1 of the machine. The bevel wheels nso and W31 are arranged on the shaft 12,32 in such a manner that they work in opposite direction to each other turning the pair of pinions als and al, situated at one side of the bottom plate H in opposite direction to the other pair situated at the opposite side; thus, the sides of the bottom plate H are moved to or from its center and lifted at the same time by simply turning the hand wheel n35. v

The bearer bar nl holding the lowest point of the bottom plate H, is fixed to the pair of rack blocks as sliding in a vertical direction in the channels formed by the back blocks all and the stop blocks am. The back blocks nl, are attached to the center legs S2 of the machine. The teeth nl, of the rack blocks as mesh with the pinions n2, fixed to the common shaft 01,22 which turns in the bearings 7126 arranged in the legs S2 of the framework of the machine, and carries at the same side of the latter at which the shaft n3, and the hand wheel 71,25 are attached, the bevel wheel n2, meshing with the bevel wheel @2 fixed to the shaft 17,26 turning in bearings o-f the supports n3, attached to the legs S1 and S2 of the machine. The shaft 17,36 is provided at its upper end with the bevel wheel 'm22 meshing with the bevel wheel as, fixed to the shaft am so that by turning the hand wheel n35 also these bevel wheels and pinions are moved, and thereby the bottom bearer bar al and the lowest point of the bottom plate H are adjusted in a vertical direction.

In the construction shown in the drawings, the bevel wheels 11,27, w22, w22, w20, ns1, n.32, am and a3., are arranged so that the shafts 712 w22, and 17,23 they simultaneously drive when the hand wheel a2, is turned, revolve with exactly the same velocity, and the size of the two side pairs of pinions als and nl, fixed to the shafts 71,21 and m22 is such in proportion to that of the bottom pair of pinions 0120 fixed to the shaft a2., that by means of the racks a., and a, the two bearer bars al of the side adjustments N and N1 and thereby the sides of the bottom plate H are moved in relation to the face t', of the reel I to the same degree as by means of the racks as the bearer bar nl of the bottom adjustment N2, and thereby the lowest point o-f the plate Il. In this way, the distance between the face l of the reel I and the bottom plate H remains the same at all points at any position of the latter.

If it is desired that this distance can be adjusted differently at different points, then the above named bevel wheels and pinons must be constructed and arranged accordingly.

The springs o ef the spring arrangements, 0, O1 and O2, are contained in casings 0l attached t the middle parts of the bearer bars al, their cross-section thus forming a ring. The springs o are held in the casings 01 by means of screw blocks and guided by guide rods 03 screwed into the tubelike elevation a4, of the guide blocks n. rlfhe casings 0l and the guide rods 0 of the two side appliances O and @l point in horizontal direction, and the Iopenings o., in their screw blocks 02 through which the guide rods 03 pass, are widened so as to give the 'latter a certain play (Fig. la and Fig. while the bottom appliance O2 points vertically downward, and its screw block 05 has an opening 0G just large enough for the guide rods o; to pass through like through a stuffing box (Fig. 16). The screw blocks 02 and o5 are turned in the female threads provided in the upper part of the casing 0, by means of the handles 0,. In order to prevent the screw blocks from slipping from the guide rods 0:, and out of the casing 01, the former are provided at their end with cross bars 0S. The spring ends at the screw blocks 02 and 05 are kept in their place inside by the ringlikc projections 0 and outside by the casing 0 and the spring ends at the bottom plate H are held in position in the annular cavity of the guide blocks n between the tubular projection n4, and the wider ringlike projection m2 (Fig. 19). The resiliency of the bottom plate'H is regulated by adjusting the tension of the springs 0 by means of the screw blocks 0 respectively on.

The outlet plate M (Fig. 9 and Fig. 10) connected by thc cross-piece h, to the bottom plate H as already mentioned above, has an upward pointing part m which forms the end part of the molding channel and is bent over at the top m1 for the ready molded loaf of dough to slip easily over sameV onto the outlet chute P'. At its upper part the outlet plate M is provided with two studs m2 carrying the cross bar m, sliding in the slots 85 arranged in the frame work S5. This crossbar ma supports two hinges 29 attached to theJ outlet chute P which consists of a straight iron plate provided at each side with a rim p, to guide the dough loaf onto the conveyer It. rlhe chute is provided at its under side with brackets 792 carrying the cross bar p3 sliding in the slots s6 arranged in the framework By means of the rod m3 and the slots 85, the top m1 of the outlet plate M is always kept in its proper position above the chute P while moving upward or downward with the bottom plate H, the

the pieces of dough to be molded and to the size and shape of the ready molded loaf to be obtained from the piece of dough placed in the machine. In the machine shown in the drawings, the distance of the two pairs of rollers, B and B1, and B2 and B3, are regu.- lated by turning the hand wheels d, belonging to their adjustment arrangements, and the resiliency of the upper rollers B1 and B, is adjusted by regulating the weights E and El. The folding member F is adjusted by means of the screws f2 and f3. The size of the molding channel is regulated by turning the hand wheel n35, and the resiliency of the bottom plate H by adjusting the screw blocks 02 and o5 of the spring devices O, 01 and O2.

The pieces of dough to be shaped into loaves are then placed, one after the other, into the hopper A, from which they enter the sheeting apparatus; they are rolled out to a sheet between the rollers B and B1, and B2 and B3; the resulting sheets are folded up into cylindrical rolls by means of the folding roller G and folding member F, and pass then over the inlet plate K into the funnellike passage formed by the lower Vpart of the plate K and the intermediate plate L with the face l of the rotating reel I, and from there into the molding channel proper formed by the latter and the stationary resilient bottom plate H. The ready-shaped loaves of dough leave then through the upper part of the molding channel formed by the face z', of the reel and the outlet plate M, and drop over the top m of the latteronto the chute I and the conveyer R which takes them to their destination. Y

I claim:

1. In a dough molding machine, the combination with a pair of rotary adjacent rollers, of a stationary frame carrying the axle of one roller, a movable block carrying the axle of the other roller, projections provided in the stationary framework at each side of the roller and containing female threads, guide rods at each side of the rollers and provided with threads fitting into the female threads of the projections, stops arranged at the guide rods between the stationary framework andthe movable block, bevel Wheels arranged at the ends of the guide rods protruding over the stationary frame opposite to the stops, bevel wheels meshing with these bevel wheels and attached to a common axle, a hand wheel work-- ing same, hooks arranged at the movable block, wires attached to the hooks and a weight carried by the wires, the weight and wires being so arranged as to press the mow able block against the stops of the guide rods.

2. ln a dough molding machine, a device for sheeting dough, consisting of a rotary roller the axle of which rotates in bearings fixed to the stationary framework of the machine, guides arranged at each side of the roller in this framework, means consisting of a screw arrangement for simultaneously adjusting the guide rods, a second rotary roller placed in alinement with the first roller be tween the said guide rods, a guide block sliding on the latter and carrying the bearings for the axle of the second roller, stops provided at the guide rods between the stationary frame and the movable block, a weight and wires connecting same to the movable block and arranged in such a way that 'the movable block is pressed against the said stops. v

in a dough molding machine, the combination with rotary rollers adapted to roll out the dough to a sheet, of means consisting of screwrods and bevel gearing for adjuz-sting the distance between each pai-r of such rollers, resilient means worked by weights pressing on the movable rollers for keeping this distance, a folding member curved on its surface turned toward the passing sheet of dough, convex in its upper and concave in its lower part, means consisting of screw studs fixed to the said member and of slots provided in the framework of the machine for adjusting the position of the folding member, and a folding roller revolving toward the concavity of the folding member and quicker than the sheeting rollers, the folding member and the folding roller being so arranged underneath the latter and in regard to each other, that the sheet of dough leaving the sheeting rollers meets on its nearly perpendicular downward passage the folding roller just above its center, is driven by same into the conca'vity of the folding member', and thereby, folded up into a roll.

ln a dough molding machine, comprising rotary adjustable rollers adapted to roll out the dough to a sheet, mea-ns consisting of screw rods with stops and bevel gearing for adjusting the distance between each pair of such rollers, resilient means consisting of weights for keeping this distance, a curved adjustable folding member, a folding roller revolving toward the eoncavity of the folding member and quicker than the sheeting rollers, and so arranged in regard to the latter and to the folding member that the sheet of dough coming from the former is driven into the concavity of the latter and thus rolled up, a rotary reel, a plate fitting loosely between the sides of the reel and i forming with its face and sides the molding channel, means consisting of racks for adjusting the distance of this plate from the face of the reel, and resilient means consisting of adjustable springs for keeping this distance.

5. ln a dough melding machine comprising adjustable and resilient rollers adapted to roll out the dough to a sheet, a curved plate, a roller rotating toward the ronca viti; of this curved plate and arranged so that the dough sheet leaving` the sheeting roll ers meets it just above its center and is t en thrown into the concavity of the curved plate and folded up, a rotary reel, stationary resilient bottom plate litting into the space between the sides of the reel and forming with same and its face the molding channel, a curved, immovable inlet plate fixed to the framework of the machine and so constructed and arranged as to facilitate the entrance of the folded-up rolls of dough into the molding channel, a flexible intermediate plate lixed to the top of the bottom plate and connecting loosely the latter the bottom plate without the distance of the top of the intermediate and of the top of the outlet plate from the face of the reel being altered.

6. In a dough molding machine, the combination with the rollers B and B2 rotating with their axles Z) and I), in bearings b, and 610 fixed to the framework S, and the rollers B1 and Bl, rotating with their axles Z22 and bu in bearings 5 and 1, lixed to the movable blocks h, and B13, of guiderods (Z arranged one at each side of the two pairs of rollers, B and B1 and B2 and B3, working together to roll out the dough to a sheet, screw threads d, provided on the 'rods d, projections s on the inside of the frame S4, female threads s, provided in these projections for the screw threads CZ,L of the rods al to turn in, bevel gearings D2 arranged to turn simultaneously and evenly the rods (i, at each side of the rollers B and B1, and l)3 adapted to turn simultaneously and evenlyT the rods d at each side of the rollers B2 and Bm stops Z2 arranged at the rods CZ to carry the movable blocks b4 and 21,3 and the weights E and E, pressing the movable blocks o, and 0,1, down on the stops Z2 belonging thereto, substantially as shown.

7. A dough molding machine comprising a feed hopper, rotary rollers arranged in pairs and adapted to roll out the doughted thereto into a sheet, a stationary trame carrying the lower set of rollers, movable blocks igor each roller belonging to the upper set, guiderods adapted for these blocks to slide on and adjustably arranged at the said stationary traine, stops provided on the guiderods to hold the movable blocks, weights attached to the movable blocks and so arranged as to press these blocks against the said stops, stationary plates leading the dough sheet from one pair of rollers to the successi ve one, a curved plate situated underneath the last pair of rollers, a roller rotating quicker' tb an these rollers and toward the concavity of the said curved plate, thus 'folding up the sheet into a roll, a stationary curved plate adapted to lead the rolls ot dough thus produced into the inal molding channel, a rotary reel, a bottom plate fitting into theV annular channel ot' said reel, and, following the lower half of its circumference, forming with it the molding channel, a flexible plate fixed to the upper end of the said plate and sliding` behind the plate leading the dough rolls into the channel, guide rods arranged at the bottom plate of the molding channel pointing outward and provided at their ends with stops, bars provided With openings and arranged so that the said guide rods slide therein between the bottom plate to which they are fixed and their stops, racks carrying the said bars, pinio-ns working the racks, bevel-gearing Working theV pinions simultaneously, springs carried in casings llixed to the bars in thev openings et which the guide rods slide, and soI arranged as to press the stops of these guide rods against the said bars, thus holding the plate in the position adj-usted by means 01"" the racks, a flexible plate fixed to the bottom plate of the molding Channel at its outlet and 'having a turned-over top, and a-chute receiving the molded dough loaves from over the top of the latter plate and movably connected to same, both plates being rovided "with means to 'tollow together the movements of the bottom plate forming the bottom of the molding channel Without altering the ldistance between the turned-over top olg the said flexible plate from the face of the reel.

8. A dough molding machine comprising the teed hopper A, the brake rollers B, B1, il, and 132 the bridge plate C, the adjustnient devices D and D1, the bevel gearings l), and-D3 Working -the said devices, the

weight arrangements E and El, the folding member F, the folding roller G, the rotary reel l, the bottom plate lil, the intermediate plate L, the outlet plate M, the rack adjustment devices N, N, and N2, the spring devices 0, 0, and O2 and the chute P, substantially-as shown and described.

LOUlS CHARLES REESE. 1Witnesses:

Earnmn M.V ANDR, JEAN Nnisslnv.

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Washington, 1D. G. 

